An original bill to extend certain authorizations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-592 · S. 4073 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Jan 2, 1975 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. Jennings Randolph (D-WV)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Extends specified authorizations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act through fiscal year 1975.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Jan 2, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-592.
- Dec 24, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 18, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Dec 16, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Dec 11, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 7, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 4, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Oct 2, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.